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P.. N. VIOLET.

TRUNK PASTE NING.

Patented Mar. 14, 1893.

PATENT enters.

FRANCIS N. VIOLET, OF MILWAUKEE, IVISOONSIN, ASSIGNOR OE ONE-HALF TOBURLEY A. JACOBS, OF SAME PLACE.

TRUNK-FASTENING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 493,456, dated March14, 1893. Application led September 1, 1892. Serial No. 444,795. (Nomodel.)

To a/ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS N. VIOLET, of Milwaukee, in the county ofMilwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Trunk-Fastenings; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanyin g drawings, andto the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

The main object f my invention is to facilitate the closing and lockingof trunk lids or covers of other similar cases or receptacles.

It consists essentially of a loop or hasp hinged or pivoted to one part,a projecting lug or abutment attached to the other part in position tobe engaged by said loop 0r hasp when the lid or cover is closed, a latchpivoted to or near said projection or abutment affording a lever forforcing the loop or hasp over said projection and formed with a hook bywhich said loop or hasp is forced off from said projection, and a catchfor holding or locking said latch in its closed position, and of certainother minor details hereinafter particularly described and pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawings like letters designate `the same parts inlthe several iigures.

Figure lis a front elevation of myimproved fastening. Fig. 2 is avertical section of the same on the line 2 2 Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a similarsection ot' a portion of the fastening on the line 3 3 Fig. l. Fig. 4 isa reverse view of the latch plate showing the latch and catch, and Fig.is a front elevation of a portion of the fastening showing a modicationof the latch plate.

A is a plate adapted to be fastened by screws, rivets or other suitablemeans, to the lid or cover of a trunk, chest or other receptacle towhich the fastening is applicable. It is formed at or near one edge with4a sleeve a to receive, and afford a hinge or pivot bearing for, oneside of the loop or hasp B, which is inserted and loosely held thereinwhen the 5o plate A is secured in place.

C is a latch plate formed at or near one edge, with projections orabutments c c recessed on the back side and in their adjacent faces toreceive and form bearings for pivot pins on the latch D, which is thuspivotally held between said projections. The latch is formed on the backside adjacent to the pivot pins d with a hook CZ', and at. or near itsfree end with a keeper d2 adapted to enter an opening in the plate C andto be engaged and held by a thumb-catch E pivoted to the back side ofsaid plate, and provided with a thumb piece e which projects outwardlythrough a slotted aperture in said plate. A spring c', shown in Fig. 4,is arranged to hold [said catch either in or out of engagement with saidkeeper, as shown by full and dotted lines in said Fig. 4. In place ofthe thumbcatch E the fastening may be provided with alock F, as shown inFig. 5. The loop or hasp B, which is preferably made of quadrangularform with the upper and lower sides round in cross section, is formed onthe back of the sides adjacent to the attachment plate A withprojections b, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, to prevent it from beingturned inwardly so as to catch on the upper edge of the body of thetrunk, or other receptacle, and the plate O is formed above theprojections c c with inclines c by which the lower side of said loop orhasp is guided over said projections inclosing the cover or lid.

The sleeve ct on plate Aand the projections c c on plate O arepreferably made open on the back side for convenience in constructing,fitting and assembling the parts of the fastening. For similar reasonsthe pivot pins d d are cast integrally with the latch D, although these,as well as other details of the fastening, may be variously modifiedwithin the spiritand intended scope of my invention.

My improved fastening operates as follows: When the lid is closed, thelatch D is turned upwardly and inserted through the loop 0r hasp B, asindicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2. If the trunk or other receptacle isso filled that it is necessary to close the lid or cover by force, or ifit does not readily close for any other reason, the latch D serves as alever in drawing the loop or latch B over the projections c, thusforcibly closing and bringing the lid or cover into place. When the loopor IOO latch B is thus carried over and into engagement with saidprojections c, all strain is taken off from the latch, which is securedin its closed position by the thumb-catch E, or lock F. To open thecover, the catch E is turned out of engagement with the latch D, whichis then turned outwardly, the hook d thereon engaging with the lowerside of the loop or hasp B and forcibly carrying it outwardly out ofengagement with the projections c. It will be observed that the latch Dthus serves not only as a lever in closing and bringing the cover intoplace, and carrying the loop B over and into engagement with theprojections c, but also in disengaging said loop or hasp from saidprojections. All strain is also taken off from thcthumb-catch orlock,rendering it perfectly easy to operate them.

I claim- 1. In a fastening for trunks and other receptacles, thecombination of a hinge plate attached to one part and provided with aloop or hasp permanently pivoted or hinged thereto, a latch plateattached to the other part andl provided with a projection overwhichsaid'loop is adapted to be drawn, and a latch pivoted to said latchplate and serving as a lever to carry said loop or hasp over intoengagement with said projection and to hold it inengagementtherewith,said projection being arranged to take strainexerted through said loop or hasp olf from said latch, substantially asand for the purposes set forth.

2. In a fastening for trunks and other receptacles, the combination of aloop or hasp hinged to one part, a latch plate attached to the otherpart and provided with a projection with which said loop is adapted toengage, a latch pivoted to said plate adjacent to said projection andprovided with a keeper which is arranged to enter an opening in saidplate, and a catch at the back of said plate, movable into and out ofengagement with saidl keeper, said latch serving as a lever to force thelid closed and the loop over and into engagement with the projection onthe latch plate, whereby .strain exerted through said loop is taken olffrom said latch and its connections, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

3. In a fastening for trunks and other receptacles, the combination of aloop or hasp hinged to one part, a latch plate attached to the otherpart and provided with a projection with which said loop is adapted toengage, a latch pivoted to said plate adjacent to said projection andprovidedwith a keeper which is arranged to enter an opening in saidplate, a catch pivoted to the back of said plate and provided with athumb piece accessible through an opening in said plate for moving itinto and out of engagement with said k eeper, and a spring connectedwith said catch and arranged to hold it either open or closed,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4. In a fastening for trunks land other receptacles, the combination ofa loop or hasp permanently hinged to one part, a plate attached to theother part and provided with a projection with which said loop or haspis adapted to engage, and a latch pivoted to said plate adjacent to saidprojection and serving as a lever to close the cover or lid of the truukor receptacle and to force said loop or hasp over said projection, saidlatch being provided with a hook arranged toforce said loop or hasp offfrom said projection, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5. In a fastening for trunks and other refceptacles, the combination ofa hinge-plate atltached to the cover, a loop hinged thereto, a,latch-plate attached to the body and provided with a projection with'which said loop is adapted to engage, an incline by which said loop isguided over said projection and a latch pivoted to said latch-plateadjacent to said projection and arranged to force said loop over saidprojection, substantially as and 4for the purposes set forth.

6. In a fastening for trunks and` other receptacles, the combination ofa hinge plate attached to one part, a loop or hasp hinged thereto, alatch plate attached to the other part and provided with projectionsover which `said loop or hasp is arranged to close, and l with inclinesarranged to guide said loop over said projections, and a hooked latchhinged or pivoted between said projections and serving as a lever toforce said loop overinto and out of engagement with said projections,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

7. In a fastening for trunks and other receptacles, the combination of aloop hinged to one part, a plate attached to the other part and providedwith projections over which said loop is arranged to close, a hookedlatch arranged to forcesaid loop over and olf from said projectons and acatch for holding said v latch closed, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

FRANCIS N. VIOLET.

Witnesses:

CHRISTIE W. CHADINE, CHAs. L. Goss.

